ECI Telecom Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in SDH Equipment Magic Quadrant

ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure, today announced it has been placed in the “Leaders” Quadrant for Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for SDH Equipment 2007″1. As a leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, Gartner’s Magic Quadrant report evaluates vendors in specific markets by assessing each company’s technology, operation, features, functionality and capability. Vendors are then positioned into select categories based on the completeness of vision and ability to execute strategy.

“We think being in Gartner’s Leaders Quadrant is an additional proofpoint of our commitment to innovation and our vision to support network evolution towards data centric services,” said Eyal Shaked, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ECI Telecom’s Network Solutions Division (NSD). “Our focus is on next-generation transport solutions as we are leaders in enabling effective network transition.”

ECI’s next-generation transport solutions are built to address bandwidth needs and deliver a multitude of carrier-class services. With the XDM® line of Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms (MSPP) and BroadGate® product families, ECI offers service providers a converged solution that combines next-generation SDH/SONET, Ethernet and WDM in one platform. ECI offers “build-as-you-growTM solutions that scale network switching capabilities progressively, efficiently developing the metro and access as market demands drive new features and more rigorous requirements. ECI’s transport solutions are managed by the LightSoft® multidimensional network management system, which provides ease of operation and reliability for network programming, monitoring and maintenance.

About the Magic Quadrant (Disclaimer)

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

1 Gartner Research “Magic Quadrant for SDH [Synchronous Digital Hierarchy] Equipment, 2007” by Peter Kjeldsen and Juan Ignacio Fernandez, October 26, 2007.

About ECI Telecom

ECI Telecom delivers innovative communications platforms to carriers and service providers worldwide. ECI provides efficient platforms and solutions that enable customers to rapidly deploy cost-effective, revenue-generating services.

Founded in 1961, Israel-based ECI has consistently delivered customer-focused networking solutions to the world’s largest carriers. The Company is also a market leader in many emerging markets. ECI provides scalable broadband access, transport and data networking infrastructure that provides the foundation for the communications of tomorrow, including next-generation voice, IPTV, mobility and other business solutions. For more information, please visit www.ecitele.com.

Certain statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive pricing, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties as well as other risks.

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